Packages
- hiredis - minimalistic C client library for Redis
Details
It was discovered that Hiredis did not check the return values of memory
allocation functions in some places, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using
Hiredis to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
It was discovered that Hiredis did not check the return values of memory
allocation functions in some places, leading to a NULL pointer dereference.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause applications using
Hiredis to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libhiredis0.13 – 0.13.3-2.2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libhiredis0.13 – 0.13.3-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
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